Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-06-17

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Choir association is to be held this year
at Windsor probably about the middle of
September
The excursions from Rutland and St.
Adams Saturday to witness the base ball
game numbered about SO from each place
and there were also representatives from
intervening towns.
The Burlington base ball team has now
been completed aud consists of the follow
ing men: Woodbury., Grenville, LiDehan,
Kearney, Burrill, Dascomb, Keay, Nc
Guirk, Lamaire. Coughlin and Briggs
The Field Day assoc lotion held a meet
ing at the Van NesssHouse Saturday even
ing and settled up the field day accounts.
About $40 was realized from the sports,
leaving the association in good shape for
another year.
company have organized by the election of
the following officers President, j. r.
Langdop ; auditor, ex-Mayor 10 ID. Hatch ;
executive committee, j. Il. Lanedon,
Herbert Brainerd and e. G. Smith.
The fire departmentare making arrange
ment to attend the firemens tournament
at Plattsburgh July 4, and several of the
companies have already begun practice
Attention is called to the notice of meeting
in another column,
There was a game between the Blue
Tells and the King street nine Saturday
forenoon, which was won by the former,
by score of % to 3. In the afternoon the
Bluebells played the Burlington Blues
whom they defeated by score of So to 3 l.
Justice }. w. Russell rendered his de-
cision Saturday in the case of +. II. Pin
ney of Colchester charged with forgery,
holding him to await the actiol of the
grand jury. Bail was fixed at $780, which
Pinney has made arrangements to fur
nish.
Prof. w. w. Cook of the experiment
station has received word from the post.
master general to the effect that the bull
letins and annual reports of the expert
ment stations will hereafter be sent
through the mails free of postage when
properly stamped.
The party consisting of Messrs Frazer
Smile, Berry and Enright whose fishing
excursion was announced Saturday
brought back with them 81 pickerel and
two black bass. Mr.. b. S. Jones who
went trout fishing caught a fine string of
speckled beauties.
The Burlington Manufacturing COM
pany elected the following officers at their
annual meeting: President, Hon Y. E.
Wales; secretary, c. h. Hayward ; treas
urer, j. II. Gates; superintendent, C.
r. Hayward; directors, L. L. Wales, +.
w. Smith, c. K. Hayward, d. w. Rob
inSOn i II (,atag q w oil
Whiting
MIR. Dan Johnson of Williston shows
an interesting relic in the shape of deed
ftom Daniel and Abigail Lipkion of Wind
ham, Windham county to Ebenezer Pal
inter of Norwich Conn. made the "3Oth
day of October in the och yr of the reign
of our sovereign Lord George the Third
of Great Britain, etc, King, Ammo Domini
1865"
Three young boys who hired horse
Monday night and went to Winooski,
where they became intoxicated, were ar.
raigned yesterday. They pleaded guilty
and the rngleader was fined while the
others were put on their good behavior.
They disclosed on one Vitelle Provost of
Winooski and woman named Coyle of
this city. The latter pleaded not guilty,
but was convicted and fined $40 and costs
The annual meeting of the Venetian
Blind company was held at their office
yesterday and the following officers were
elected for the year ensuing. President,
B. F. Van Vliet: vice president. ID. G.
Crane; treasurer, Elias Lyman secretary,
F. w. Wright; manager, G. d. Wright
direc tors, G. ID. Wright, B. +, Van Vliet,
Elias Lyman, Henry Wells, l.. C. Grant,
ID. G. Crane, H. Root. The business has
been very satisfactory for the past year.
Owing to the number Of attractions
which are to be in this city this summer
the Burlington improvement company
have decided to sprinkle the streets and
grounds around the depot, the Central
Vermont road and the Shepard & Morse
Lumber company having agreed to make
handsome subscriptions toward the eX-
pense The operation will require the use
of one of the sprinklers and the fourth
cart will be used for the purpose
. The annual meeting of the Winooski
aud Burlington Horse Railroad company
was held Friday, and the following
officers were elected: President, U. A.
Woodbury.; vice president, F. C. Ken
nedy; clerk, G. w. Wales treasurer, H.
f. Woodhouse superintendent, X. b.
Walker assis tant superintendent, Joseph
Lepp; directors. U. A. Woodbury., f. C.
Kennedy, j. d. Hatch, X. b. Walker, c.
Il. Woodbury.; auditors, L. H. Turk, f.
ii. Parker. A semi annual dividend of
sl.5o per share, payable on or before July
!, was declared.
The practice game of ball, which was
played on the college campus Tuesday
afternoon between the freshman nine of
the University and the st. Joseph's college !
nine, was called at the end of the fifth in |
ming and resulted in favor of the fresh
men nine by score of II to g. George
and Harmon Graves formed the battery
for the freshman team and McManus and |
Kinsella for the st. Joseph college. The |
playing by the latter's battery was excel |
lent, and on the part of the freshman